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Feb 14
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Children’s science books exploring sibling relationships in the animal world, global climate change, and neuroscience earned top honors in the 2009 AAAS/Subaru Science Books & Film (SB&F) competition, sponsored by Subaru of America, Inc.
The 2009 prizes, intended to promote science literacy by drawing attention to the importance of good science writing and illustration, honored 10 [...]
Nov 10
Online Education ActiveX, American Library Association, California, Colorado, Denver, e-book products, e-books, e-content, e-content services, e-content software, e-publishing, Java, Kevin Sayar, Linux, operating systems, Palo Alto, printing, technology front, United States, web browsers, Windows
ebrary®, a leading provider of e-content software and services, announced that it is one of 10 vendors chosen to present Monday, January 26, 2009, at the American Library Association’s Technology Showcase, during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado. In addition to new technologies in development, ebrary will showcase its new ebrary QuickView™ , [...]
Nov 10
Education Association of American Publishers, California, CDN technologies, Clay Graham, Dana Plautz, delivery technology, Hanna, Internet business model, Kathy Kinney, Los Angeles, Magic Library, on-line games, Oregon, Peter Rabbit, Portland, positive site, Shrek, technologically-innovative site, The Drew Carey Show, The Tell-Tale Heart, United States
After nearly two years in development, www.MrsP.com, a free children’s entertainment and educational website celebrating books and reading, officially launched today. In a nod to “Cinderella,” the site debuted at the stroke of midnight, featuring 15 classic fairy tales read by Mrs. P from her “Magic Library.” The technologically-innovative site features actress Kathy Kinney, who [...]
Nov 05
Book Reviews American Library Association, collar device, Gillian Engberg, Otis Weaselgraft, Pablum, Perfect Pup Institute, School Library Journal
PreS-Gr. 2. In her sixth adventure, Martha the talking dog becomes a crime stopper when she exposes a pair of scam artists. Martha is disturbed by the newly opened Perfect Pup Institute, which advertises “a perfect dog in one day.” After one class, run by oily partners Otis Weaselgraft and Dr. Pablum, dogs become robotically [...]
Nov 01
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Learning Tree International has announced that, as of January 2009, it will begin presenting courses from its extensive IT and management curricula in the San Francisco Bay area. This expansion is in response to an increased demand for hands-on training in IT, management and business skills, especially for professionals working in and around the San [...]
Oct 24
Education American Council on Education, business intelligence, Canada, D.C., Information Technology, information technology professionals, International Institute of Business Analysis, Jennifer Urick, knowledge management, Learning Tree International, London, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy National Registry of CPE, New York, object-oriented technology, operating systems, Project Management Institute, simulation, technological solutions, technology infrastructure, Toronto, United Kingdom, United States, Washington, Web development
Learning Tree International announced the addition of a new title, Introduction to Knowledge Management, to its Business Intelligence curriculum. The 3-day course employs the Learning Tree proprietary RealityPlus™ methodology to immerse participants in a progressive case study led by an expert instructor. As in all Learning Tree RealityPlus courses, participants have the opportunity to learn [...]
Oct 23
Book Reviews American Library Association, Donna Seaman, Israel, Jerusalem, Ralph Magazine, Resistance, WAV Magazine
From Booklist
Internationally acclaimed French novelist Le Clezio is a bewitching storyteller with a penchant for tales of survival that are at once acutely realistic and mythically romantic. In his latest hauntingly lyrical yet clear-eyed and worldly novel, he tells the story of two young women uprooted by the Holocaust and the establishment of the state [...]
Oct 22
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The American Humane Association today announced that the top three research leaders in its Children’s Division have also been named scholars-in-residence at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work.
They are Drs. John Fluke, Myles Edwards and Tom Lengyel. As scholars-in-residence, they will contribute to the research, scholarly and educational mission of the [...]
Oct 17
Book Reviews Anne Rice, Entertainment Weekly, Library Journal, New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Stephenie Meyer, The New York Times, USA Today
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Praise for Eclipse:
“Move over, Harry Potter.” – USA Today
“Has a hypnotic quality that puts the reader right inside the dense, rainy thickets of [Forks]” – People Magazine
“The legions of readers who are hooked on the romantic struggles of Bella and the vampire Edward will ecstatically devour this third installment” – Publishers Weekly
“[Stephenie Meyer is] the [...]
Oct 17
Education American Council on Education, Canada, Information Technology, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, information technology professionals, International Institute of Business Analysis, Learning Tree International, London, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy National Registry of CPE, object-oriented technology, operating systems, Project Management Institute, United Kingdom, United States, Web development
Learning Tree International has announced that it will add five new titles to its Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) curriculum. Each course focuses on preparing individuals to take the associated certification exams in specific roles as identified in the current v3 version of the ITIL best practices framework for IT management.
In each course, an expert [...]
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